Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Harry's last green tip introduced the Charity Contest that allowed readers to submit a comment that included a suggestion about how to save energy or be green and the name of a charity. We're going to continue to include the $20 Charity Giveaway Contest (I still have a few gift cards that I got as gifts to recycle.)

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

" In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Contests that are designed to select winners based on popular votes only and huge dollar amounts inspire scarcity thinking. "Their money, our votes." " pleas.

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APRIL 21, 2023

” Data-driven philanthropy is based on fact and not on a gut feeling. For more information on their study, visit the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy. There are many options for peer-to-peer fundraising you can use: Contests Challenges Crowdfunding DIY fundraising A-thons (walk, bowl, etc.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 The goal of our Community Philanthropy 2.0 Keep doing what works but kn ow and plan like it isn’t going to work forever. What works? Don’t prescribe, listen and learn.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Description: As non-profits turn their sights to the social web for mission delivery, advocacy, fundraising and awareness building, more for-profits organizations are supporting charity work with specialized programs and initiatives. He’s worked on the agency and client sides, in the non-profit and traditional corporate arenas.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Storytelling works. Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. Project organizers analyzed the results from the 2015 and 2016 contests to find what helped them succeed and get more votes in 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. We opened with a question about what we thought were the most innovative approaches in contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

" In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Contests that are designed to select winners based on popular votes only and huge dollar amounts inspire scarcity thinking. "Their money, our votes." " pleas.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. There are many ways to include social media in your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

What you may not see are the many nonprofit techies who can’t participate because they work for small nonprofits with small budgets that could not handle the cost of travel and registration. Many of the professionals are working on important programs and services, often working for and with disadvantaged communities.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it. Julie Hirshey. philadelphiaeagles.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

What you may not see are the many nonprofit techies who can’t participate because they work for small nonprofits with small budgets that could not handle the cost of travel and registration. Many of the professionals are working on important programs and services, often working for and with disadvantaged communities.

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

One of the best things you can do is work individually with sponsors to create options that they’ll love. When they sponsor your event, the local community sees their name and their commitment to philanthropy. Board member employers: Many of your board members likely work for businesses that have a budget for sponsorships.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

The app worked through crowdfunding. The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. Marnie Webb, CEO of Caravan, which is building an array of apps designed to curb social problems, says lean-start-up principles help Caravan work faster and meet real needs. Sharing Their Lean Methodology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

The issue includes an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , an interview with the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a piece about Women and Philanthropy by Lisa Belkin, and an excerpt from Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. In 2012, individuals will come to your organization with the expectation of being full partners in your work, not just dollar wells to be tapped when cash is needed. Get an iPhone.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Work for many museum managers has gotten real recently, I suspect. The quicksand of philanthropy is underneath, and our footing feels precarious. It might not be social like your coffee meetings with live colleagues at work, but it is a social form of meaning-making. I’m not talking about a popularity contest.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Instead of simply telling potential donors about the organization’s overseas outreach work, it can show them the people it helps and allow them to hear volunteers and those they help in their own words. Instead, he encourages nonprofit groups to produce documentary-style videos that show their work and cast their workers as real people.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Instead of simply telling potential donors about the organization’s overseas outreach work, it can show them the people it helps and allow them to hear volunteers and those they help in their own words. Instead, he encourages nonprofit groups to produce documentary-style videos that show their work and cast their workers as real people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

A few more things to know about Instagram: The video option only works on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets; the Windows Phone app is still in beta. This very simple video won an honorable mention in The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Six-Second Appeal Challenge. Vine is the other popular short video tool. Storymakers 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Winners of the Creative Commons Photo Contest, 2006. I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. As someone who works in the nonprofit sector, I understand the importance of giving - and trying to pass that down to my kids.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

He began working with nonprofits full-time about 15 years ago. Beth has over 35 years working in the nonprofit sector in capacity building and has facilitated trainings for nonprofits on every continent in the world (except Antarctica). He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Offline events included a young professionals networking “happy hour” at Rainforest Café in Mall of America and a live video “telethon” from Mall of America on which nonprofits and schools could introduce themselves and explain how funds raised that day would further their missions and work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

Peter Deitz, of Social Actions , is an expert on micro philanthropy and social fundraising. Peter Deitz, Working With Wired Fundraisers. Contest ends on January 31st at 3:00 PM EST. In fact, my first post on this topic was a pointer to some of his early research. There is exactly 48 hours left to donate.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

James Rooney, senior manager of Microsoft Philanthropies, kicked off the first day's general session, highlighting the free cloud services available to nonprofits. The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. Marketing principles still apply: Give your donors a date to donate by — deadlines work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 30, 2008

The philanthropic blogosphere has been buzzing about Joshua Horwitz's Chronicle of Philanthropy piece, The Nonprofit Profession Lost Out in Oprah's Big Give. It reminded me of what makes giving successful, even when the contestants failed. philanthropy Oprah television reality giving Involve the community.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists. percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. which often works with charities. They seem so sensible.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Online contests or challenges. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Aly Sterling Philanthropy explains that you can send strategic communications to support your stewardship efforts after you’ve successfully cultivated new donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. But don’t do it again just because it worked, keep evolving. what things need to be measured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts.

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